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Fri Dec 22, 2023, 07:04 PM Dec 2023

Pornhub owner to pay victims $1.8m in sex trafficking case

Source: BBC

Pornhub owner to pay victims $1.8m in sex trafficking case

22 December 2023

Pornhub's parent company has agreed to make payments of $1.8m (£1.42m) to the US government to resolve allegations of profiting from sex trafficking.

US officials said Aylo had "[turned] a blind eye" to reports that women were deceived and coerced into videos appearing on the site.

The charges stem from its hosting of content and accepting of payments from a third party, Girls Do Porn (GDP).

Aylo said it "deeply regrets" hosting the content.

According to court documents, Aylo continued to accept money from the GDP channel even after it was aware of sex trafficking allegations from some of the women appearing in the videos.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67804156

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